Modernization
Is the US Government an IP Hypocrite or Just in Love With Apple?
Obama's recent Apple decision is the first time a President has overruled the ITC since 1987.
Cybersecurity
McAfee's Phyllis Schneck reportedly heading to DHS
Security firm's CTO will take over for Bruce McConnell as undersecretary of cybersecurity, according to sources.
Cybersecurity
It Now Appears Possible to Hack a (Fancy, Japanese) Toilet
These are the dangers of putting computers in objects that did not used to have computers.
Emerging Tech
How Curiosity Became an Astronaut
From the earliest years of the space program, the exploration of other worlds has been a source of the same techno-anxieties we have today.
Cybersecurity
DHS adds foraging to tech arsenal
For DHS, the rest of the government is just one big attic full of useful stuff.
Modernization
Why data centers are hard to count
A reader suggests that the difficulty with data center consolidation is a matter of definition.
Digital Government
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Cybersecurity
The Chinese Army Is Trying to Hack a Missouri Water Plant
So what else is China infiltrating?
People
NASA's deputy administrator leaving space agency
Lori Garver has a private-sector career planned.
People
David Wennergren: The exit interview
As he wrapped up 32 years of government service, the Defense Department's assistant deputy chief management officer spoke with FCW about leadership and the importance of understanding people.
Cybersecurity
Feds pegged as culprits in Tor privacy breach
Entertainment // Global Organizations // Technology // Web Services
Digital Government
How a Misplaced Reef on a Digital Chart Helped Destroy a Navy Minesweeper
Error by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency was compounded by the Navy’s reliance on GPS for navigation.
Digital Government
DISA Turns on First Joint IT Node
Move is part of the 'largest restructuring' of IT management in Defense’s history, agency says.
Digital Government
Commentary: It’s Time for Congress to Take on Patent Trolls
Unethical lawyers are draining the economy of billions of dollars every year.
Digital Government
New TV Show on Agencies Spotlights Information Technology
WJLA’s Sunday morning ‘Government Matters’ is aimed at feds, contractors.
Digital Government
Readers complain about 'brass creep'
The military's problems may be due in part to an overabundance of 'chiefs and supervisors,' FCW readers say.
People
Will Coburn lift Archuleta hold?
The Obama administration's signal that the federal government would continue to offer contributions to the health care premiums of congressional staffers appears to clear the way for Sen. Tom Coburn to lift a hold on the OPM nominee.
Digital Government
Infrastructure a hurdle for videoconferencing legislation
Agencies might have trouble cutting travel budgets as much as a new bill proposes, and videoconferencing -- the legislation's preferred solution -- brings its own set of challenges.
Digital Government